Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to win a Grand Tour stage

Biniam Girmay made history with victory on stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia (Gian Mattia D’Alberto/AP)

Biniam Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour with victory in the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.

Girmay, 22, had already made history this season, with his victory at Gent-Wevelgem in March making him the first African to win a Belgian cobbled classic, and added another landmark moment for the sport on stage 10 of the Giro in Jesi.